The Sydney Roosters have been one of the best teams over the past decade, but if they are to remain in premiership contention, they will need to rely on the next generation of young players coming through the ranks.

Over the past couple of years, the likes of Benaiah Ioelu, Salesi Foketi, Hugo Savala, Robert Toia and the Va'a brothers - De La Salle and Xavier - have been introduced to the NRL after successfully progressing through the club's ranks.

So...who's next?

3. Aholoka Toia

The younger brother of Roosters and Queensland centre Robert Toia, Aholoka is set to follow in his brother's footsteps in the coming seasons as he looks to progress into the NRL first-grade competition.

Training with the first-grade squad for the first time at the moment, the front-rower is much bigger in stature but has already caught the attention of multiple teammates due to his good performances in the NSW Cup.

The hard-working middle averaged 14 tackles and 52 running metres per game, to go with seven tackle busts and 236.6 total post-contact metres in 11 appearances.

"He's a bit of a Spencer Leinu type build and play style. He's pretty powerful and hopefully he gets some NRL experience soon," Robert Toia said.

"To be honest, I used to win the battles against him, but my two older brothers used to win the battles against me."